Raised Beds Gardening

[Nancy]

Update the tomato does have roots now!
I put it in a larger container water still.
These are above ground and struggling so I need to dig hole and plant them
and the one with roots. I have planted all the toms in the earth now.

Seeds did not come up except kale & Sunnies.
Kale plant I bought bugs have gotten to it.
So... I"m thinking what herb to companion plant with it.
Herb plants do pretty well here.

Lav. on the West hot side of the house is struggling.
Have to move the one tom. off the deck too hot there for it.
The other one keeps getting blown over so I need to plant both in dirt and
take em out of the pots.

[Twins' Mom]

I feel it with the rain, LadyM. We got a lot while I was away. Dfriend M has lots and lots of plants in pots because it's so hard to dig into the chert here. I looked at them with her yesterday and they're all drowning. This week I will endeavor to fill the other raised bed and get seeds into it for late zinnias. The tomatoes don't look like they grew at all while I was away, the parsley I planted looks stressed.

Local news said last night we've had 10 inches of rain this month, the record is 12, which we may get to. Supposed to be raining off and on today and overnight, and more later in the week.

[Lady Maverick]

Friday, May 30, 2025
Asparagus Harvest 3 spears. Last harvest of the year. 64 days 74 spears. Letting asparagus fern out and replenishing the root system.

Saturday, May 31, 2025
Okra Planted
Tomato Harvest 1

May 2025 totals = 678 vegetables & fruit
Asparagus 74
Basil 21
Beet Greens 7
Dill 6
Garlic 1
Mint 4
Mustard Greens 70
Onions 31
Peppers 13
Strawberries 428
Swiss Chard 6
Tomato 6
Potato 11
Rain 5.3 inches


Sunday, June 1, 2025
Garlic Harvest 3
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 11

Monday June 2, 2025
Onion Harvest 2
Tomato Harvest 1
Peppers Harvest 7
Potato Harvest 3
Tomato Fertilize
Peppers Fertilize

Tuesday June 3, 2025
Potato Harvest 4
Peppers Harvest 1
Rain 0.6 inches

Wednesday June 4, 2025
Peppers Harvest 2
Garlic Harvest 3
Potato Harvest 7

Thursday June 5, 2025
Garlic Harvest 2
Potato Harvest 4
Tomato Harvest 1
Rain 0.2 inches

Friday June 6, 2025
Garlic Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 5
Rain 0.1 inches
Tomatillo Harvest 1
Tomato Harvest 2

Saturday June 7, 2025
Rain 0.1 inches

[Lady Maverick]

Sunday, June 8, 2025
Potato Harvest 3
Tomato Harvest 1

Monday, June 9, 2025
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 11
Tomato Harvest 2
Rain 0.2 inches

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Garlic Harvest 2
Okra Planted seedling sprouted in spiral rollup
Onion Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 4
Strawberries Harvest 7
Tomato Harvest 1

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Fire Pit Burned
Garlic Harvest 8
Onion Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 4
Strawberries Harvest 7
Tomato Harvest 4

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Garlic Harvest 7
Onion Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 15
Strawberries Harvest 1
Tomato Harvest 1

Friday, June 13, 2025
Garlic Harvest 4
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 6
Strawberries Harvest 1
Tomato Harvest 1

Saturday, June 14, 2025
Asparagus Harvest 1
Garlic Harvest 6
Hail cover Removed because tomato plants are over 5' tall and pressing against it
Onion Harvest 2
Potato Harvest 6
Tomato Harvest 2

[Lady Maverick]

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Garlic Harvest 7
Onion Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 6
Strawberries Harvest 2
Tomato Harvest 2
Rain 1 inches

Monday, June 16, 2025
Onion Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 4
Strawberries Harvest 1
Tomato Harvest 2

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Garlic Harvest 2----> Last of the garlic to be harvested. 46 heads of garlic from 2025 garden
Onion Harvest 2
Peppers Harvest 1
Potato Harvest 6
Strawberries Harvest 1
Tomato Harvest 2

[eightistenough]

Lady Mav, I love the way you list things!
Nancy, I find marigolds to be good for deterring pests for most all plants... but alliums - garlic, onion, leeks, etc - plus the herbs: dill, rosemary, and sage are good for deterring pests around kale.

Surprisingly, my little garden is doing very well in spite of the neglect. DH has been in and out of the hospital 5 times since early May so the garden has been left to its own devices. I'm pleased to say everything is growing vigorously and flowering with one little baby cayenne pepper showing itself. I was able to get a good portion of my homemade green stalk cut but haven't been able to put it together what with all that has been going on. The hospital is an hour away so there are no quick jaunts home, not to mention the doctors all seem to show up when I go to the cafeteria or for a little walk around the halls, so I tend not to leave at all.

The tower garden inside just finished up its sixth pepper harvest so I trimmed all of the pepper plants back to just a little stem with the plan to pull them out but a hospital visit derailed the plan. I think I'm going to leave them be since they are leafing out beautifully and I won't have to start fresh again. I also pruned back the basil that had all but taken over the entire tower and got a pint jar stuffed full of crushed, dried leaves. Now I'm just awaiting the last of the flowers to finish going to seed so that I can harvest the seeds. With all of that pruning, I can see the rest of the plants I have in there lol Peppermint, green and red cabbage, swiss chard, a tomato, and lettuces. I think I'll throw in a melon if we get to stay home this week.

[Lady Maverick]

eightisenough - you obviously have a green thumb to grow so much even with all the other time & focus challenges you are juggling. It is impressive! BWTG

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Peppers Harvest 1
Strawberries Harvest 6
Tomato Harvest 1

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Potato Harvest 3

Friday, June 20, 2025
Peppers Harvest 6
Potato Harvest 13
Strawberries Harvest 4
Tomato Harvest 10

[CathyS]

We harvested the first of the green peas for this year. They went straight into the freezer.